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Toxic chemicals from pet flea treatments found in birds' nests
Research has found that harmful chemicals from pet flea treatments are causing increased chick mortality rates ...
Pet flea treatment linked to rise in bird deaths, Sussex study finds
The researchers are now calling for the government to reassess the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick ...
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Chemicals From Dog And Cat Flea Treatments Found In Songbird Nests
Research has revealed contamination of rivers in the UK with chemicals from topical flea and tick treatments. They enter waterways when treated dogs swim in river or owners wash their hands after ...
Owners of dogs and cats warned they may be killing garden birds
Scientists are calling for the Government to reassess the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments.
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Bird mortality rates rising due to pet treatment chemicals found in nests
The new study, shows that the fur birds use to build the inner lining of their nests contained chemicals used in pet flea treatments, such as fipronil. The researchers collected 103 nests from blue ...
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Dog owners warned they may be killing garden birds without knowing it
A study has suggested that songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents ...
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Why the West Needs Prairie Dogs
The prairie dog caught in Trap 69 was angry. And who could blame her? After waking up in her burrow on a mid-September ...
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6 Best Insecticides For Ants of 2025
According to the manufacturer, this insecticide can provide a protection barrier between little black ants and your wooden furniture for up to 5 years per treatment ... such as fipronil or indoxacarb, ...